Closure device for glass jars and other vessels.



No. 810,736. PATENTED JAN. 23, 1906. W. B. PENN.

GLOSURE DEVICE FOR GLASS JARS AND OTHER VESSBLS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC 23. 1904.

WITNESSES IMEIV 7'0 ATTORNEYS UNITED STTES PATEN orrron.

CLOSURE DEVICE FOR GLASS JARS AND OTHER VESSELS- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1906.

Application filed December 23,1904- Serial No. 238,052.

T0 at whom it may concern: I

Beit known that I, WILLIAMB. FENN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sheepshead Bay, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ClosureDevices for Glass Jars and other Vessels, of which the following is aspecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to closure devices for glass bottles, jars, cans,and similar vessels used in preserving or holding fruits and otherarticles and for other purposes; and the object thereof is to provideimproved closure devices of this class whereby jars, cans, bottles, andsimilar vessels may be quickly, easily, and conveniently sealed whenevernecessary and also easily opened whenever desired; and with this andother objects in view the invention consists in means for closing avessel of the class specified constructed as hereinafter described andclaimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of the top ofthe neck of a bottle provided with my improved closure device, part ofwhich is shown in section; and Fig. 2, a section on the line 2 2 of Fig.l.

In the drawings forming part of this specification I have shown myinvention applied for the purpose of closing the neck of an ordinarybottle-such as a beer-bottle, mineralwater bottle, or other bottle ofthis classthe top portion of the bottle being shown at f and the neckthereof at f The neck f 2 is preferably provided at the top with anannular enlargement f above which is an upwardlydirected neck portion fwhich is of less diameter than the annular enlargement f and is shown infull lines in Fig. 1. The outer wall of the neck portion f 4 above theannular enlargement f 3 is provided with teeth f any desired number ofwhich may be employed, and these teeth in the form of construction shownare vertically arranged and wedgeshaped and triangular in cross-section,and in practice I employ a closing-cap g, provided with a flange or rimg and said cap in sealing the bottle is forced downwardly onto the neckportion f so that the flange or rim g of the cap 9 will securely fit thesame, and the walls of the neck portion f are inclined inwardly anddownwardly, and the inner wall or walls of the flange or rim g of thecap g are similarly inclined downwardly and inwardly.

The cap gis composed of flexible fibrous material saturated withpreservative material, preferably composed of paraffin, or a solutionconsisting of paraflin or similar substances, or of any substance whichwill preserve the said cap and render it impervious to the action of theliquids or acids, and said cap 9 is also provided with a supplementalcap or cover h, which incloses the cap 9 completely and is provided witha flange or rim h which incloses the flange 0r rim 9 of the cap 9, andthe bottom edge of which is preferably curved inwardly, as shown in Fig.1.

The outer Wall of the flange or rim g of the inner cap 9 is providedwith teeth 9 the outer walls of which are curved outwardly in horizontalsection, and the inner wall of the flange or rim k of the supplementalor outer cap it is provided with corresponding teeth b the inner wallsof which are also curved outwardly, and any desired number of theseteeth may be employed, and the said teeth may be of any desired lengthin horizontal section, and in practice the inner flexible or fibrous cap9 is placed in or secured in the outer cap it, and in the operation ofsealing the bottle the combined closure device thus formed is forceddownwardly onto the neck portion f and the outer cap it is turned to theright, and this operation forces the flange or rim 9 of the cap 9 intoclose contact with the neck portion f and the teeth 7 and forms aperfectly tight and secure closure device for the bottle.

Although I have shown my invention applied for the purpose of closing abottle, it will be apparent that the same may be employed for closingfruit-jars, cans, and various other vessels of this class, all that isnecessary being that the top portion of the ves sel shall be formed inthe manner herein described.

My invention is in no way limited to the object for which the can, jar,bottle, or other vessel is intended, nor to the material thereof, andvarious changes in and modifications of the construction hereindescribed may be made without departing from the spirit of my inventionor sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention,what

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I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bottle or similar vessel having a top neck portion which isprovidedon the outer surface thereof with teeth or projections andinwardly and downwardly inclined, and a closure device comprising aninner cap having a depending flange or rim and composed of compressiblematerial saturated with preservative material, and an outer cap having acorresponding depending flange or rim and in which the inner cap isplaced, the flange or rim of the inner cap and theflange or rim of theouter cap being provided on or in their adjacent faces with projectingteeth the adjacent walls of which are curved or segmental in form inhorizontal section, substantially as shown and described.

2. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neck having an annularenlargement near the top thereof, the outer walls of the top portion ofsaid neck being inwardly and downwardly inclined, and a closure devicecomprising an inner and an outer cap each of which is provided with adepending flange or rim, the inner cap being composed of flexiblematerial saturated with preservative material, and the flanges or rimsof both of said caps being pro vided in or on their adjacent walls withprojecting teeth the corresponding walls of which are curved orsegmental inform in horizontal section, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neck having an annularenlargement near the top thereof, the outer walls of the top portion ofsaid neck being inwardly and downwardly inclined, and a closure devicecomprising an inner and an outer cap each of which is provided with adepending flange or rim, the inner cap being composed of flexiblematerial saturated with preservative material, and the flanges or rimsof both of said caps being provided in or on their adjacent walls withprojecting teeth the corresponding walls of which are curved orsegmental in form in horizontal section, the bottom of the flange or rimof the outer cap being also inwardly contracted, substantially as shownand described.

4. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neck having an annularenlargement near the top thereof,the outer walls of the top portion ofsaid neck being inwardly and downwardly inclined, and a closure devicecomprising an inner and an outer cap each of which is provided with adepending flange or rim, the inner cap being composed of flexiblematerial saturated with preservative material, and the flanges or rimsof both of said caps being provided in or on their adjacent walls withprojecting teeth the corresponding walls of which are curved orsegmental in form in horizontal section, the bottom of the flange or rimof the outer cap being also inwardly contracted, and the top portion ofthe neck which is inclosed by the closure device being provided withprojecting teeth, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 21st day ofDecember, 1904.

WILLIAM B. FENN.

Witnesses:

O. E. MULREANY, F. A. STEWART.

